God's Money!

I read a post on Facebook that pastor Troy posted and it made me think.He stated that they had some funds that they are considering spending ,and they inquired from their face book family some feed back on what to do with the money,well here is my take on spending money that God has blessed us with.Money can be a wonderful thing used for the glory of God. But it also provides a temptation to sin. I've heard people say, “Money is the root of all evil.”So I ask them, “Where did you get that?”“It’s in the Bible.”“Show it to me.”They freeze. Here’s what the Bible says in 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” Think about it , money is basically a good thing if used wisely to glorify God.Haggai 2:8 says, “‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty.so if money were evil then God would have nothing to do with it,right?Think about it ,everything on earth belongs to God,money ,silver,gold, its all his and he knows were it all belongs,so he entrust us with some it to use it wisely so that we may glorify him.
we can use our money several different ways, we are basically imitating God's independence when we use our money to meet our own needs ,along with our family's needs,His mercy when we use it to meet the needs of the unfortunate,and His love when we use it to demonstrate or fulfill the Father’s purpose in His kingdom,
Money empowers us with great responsibility and a constant source of temptation,but money all by itself is in no way "evil". Jesus said you cannot serve two masters ,God and money. But, you can serve God with money.
Think about this, God gives us some very stern warnings on the dangers of having excessive money in the scriptures we read this,Matthew 6:19-21, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
My friends lets not get our view of money and the ownership of it distorted, we need to understand that we must always try to use it to bring the utmost glory to our Heavenly Father,all the time.There is going to be a day of accountability,and I believe We’re going to be judged and rewarded according to what we did with the resources He gave to us and how we handled them.
So thank you Pastor for setting the wheels of my mind in motion once again.I for one will be the first to admit to all that I constantly need the direction from the Holy Spirit with financial direction,were and when to spend the money that he blesses me with.May we all seek God's direction in our financial needs.

Psalm 144
1 Praise be to the LORD my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples under me.

Blessings